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1,400 from France have joined jihadis or `want to go to Syria or Iraq`

Some 1,400 people living in France have either joined the jihadist cause in Syria and Iraq or are planning to do so, ...

French PM: One of Paris attackers "undoubtedly had accomplice"

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Monday that one of the three gunmen that killed a total of 17 people ...

Belgian paper that ran Charlie cartoons evacuated after threat: Police

The offices of a Belgian newspaper that republished cartoons from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were ...

Pope to visit Sri Lanka despite Rajapakse defeat

The Catholic church Friday reiterated that Pope Francis will go ahead with his visit to Sri Lanka next week despite ...

Hostage-taking underway North-East of Paris

A hostage-taking was underway Friday near Paris main airport after police hunting the Islamist brothers who killed 12 ...

France at `war` with terrorism, not religion: PM Valls

France is at "war" with terrorism, but not religion, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Friday as police cornered two ...

Four Al-Qaeda militants killed in Karachi

Pakistani police on Friday said they had shot dead four regional Al-Qaeda militants including a senior leader in an ...

Paris attack suspect trained with Al-Qaeda in Yemen: Official

One of the two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is ...

Indonesia condemns bomb attack in Yemen

The Indonesian government has condemned Wednesdays suicide attack in downtown Sanaa, Yemen, that killed 37 and injured ...

Arab League and top muslim body condemns Paris attack

The Arab League and Al-Azhar, Sunni Islams most prestigious centre of learning, both condemned a deadly attack ...

Obama condemns "horrific" attack on French newspaper

US President Barack Obama condemned an attack in Paris Wednesday on the offices of a satirical newspaper that left 12 ...

Putin resolutely condemns terrorism after Paris attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences to victims of Wednesdays deadly attack on the offices of a French ...

Iran condemns French weekly attack but criticises cartoons

Iran condemned the killing of 12 people at a French satirical magazine on Wednesday but reiterated its criticism of ...

Iran condemns French weekly attack but criticises cartoons

Iran condemned the killing of 12 people at a French satirical magazine on Wednesday but reiterated its criticism of ...

118 journalists killed in 2014: IFJ

One hundred and eighteen journalists and media staff were killed around the world in 2014, with Pakistan and Syria the ...